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China's Government has been Putting More Emphasis on Fuel Ethanol Development, as China is Lacking in Suitable Sources for Biodiesel Production (Business Wire)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ethanol is manufactured from microbial conversion of biomass materials through fermentation. Ethanol contains 35% oxygen. The production process consists of conversion of biomass to fermentable sugars, fermentation of sugars to ethanol, and the separation and purification of the ethanol. Fermentation initially produces ethanol containing a substantial amount of water. Distillation removes the majority...

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Administration credits China with policy shifts (USA Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:57:10 GMT

Launching a congressional critique of China, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Thursday that persistent, peaceful ...

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A roundup of questions about the devastating earthquake in China. (Slate)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:27:28 GMT

Several news accounts from Sichuan have placed the earthquake's toll within the context of China's one-child policy, noting that many parents lost their only children. Will these grieving parents be permitted to have another child? [ more ... ]

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China Organic Agriculture Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results (Business Wire)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:24:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES and JILIN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--China Organic Agriculture, Inc. (OTCBB: CNOA), a growth-driven agricultural products company leading China's organic foods revolution, today

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Western Experts Monitor China’s Nuclear Sites for Signs of Earthquake Damage (New York Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:47:57 GMT

China’s main centers for making and storing nuclear arms lie in the earthquake zone, leading Western experts to look for signs of any damage that might allow radioactivity to escape.

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CNN Caves In; Apologizes to China for Jack Cafferty's Remarks (The Moderate Voice)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:57:52 GMT

Did CNN host Jack Cafferty overstep his bounds as a TV commentator when he called Chinese-made products “junk” and referred to China’s un-elected rulers as “goons and things'’ As this report from China’s tightly-controlled Xinhua news service makes clear , Beijing’s rulers decreed that he had, and have ultimately brought CNN - that supposed bastion of the modern Western media - to heel … May 15, 2008...

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Visual Politics: China Quake [BAGnewsNotes] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:52:37 GMT

I'm in NYC this week attending the NYPhoto Festival as well as the VII agency seminar, so I might be a little briefer than usual for the next few days -- at least, analytically. I was interested in these two shots from yesterday's NYT China quake coverage. One thing to keep an eye on is how the earthquake coverage simultaneously departs from and perpetuates a critical,visually-oriented pre-Olympic...

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Google China Launches China Quake Victims Search (Tag Edge)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:39:15 GMT

Google China is launching a new search engine for China’s Sichuan users to find the latest updates of all the China quake victims that buried under the rubble. Meanwhile, there are several other Chinese sites which created to help find the Sichuan victims, included Tianya Laiba, Baidu Tieba, Soso, Sina Quake help, and NetEase survivors’ [...]

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World Brief | Asia: China: CNN Apologizes Over Tibet Comments (New York Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 03:09:20 GMT

CNN apologized to China after the government strongly complained about remarks made on April 9 by the CNN commentator Jack Cafferty.

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World Briefs | Asia: China: Dalai Lama Speaks of Peace and Autonomy (New York Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 03:09:20 GMT

The Dalai Lama criticized China’s suppression of unrest in Tibet and insisted that the region wanted to live in peace with China under genuine autonomy.

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U.S. Declines to Say China Manipulates Its Currency (New York Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 03:05:45 GMT

The Bush administration on Thursday declined to label China a manipulator of currency to gain unfair trade advantages.

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To Inspire You: PhotoBlog from China (Web Strategy by Jeremiah)

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:51:48 GMT

In one of my recent posts, I encouraged others to donate, it actually worked, I know of at least 3 people that donated, I doubt I was the cause, as they had it within them to help. I’m sure many others donated, but didn't want to say anything. CNN reports that: “The government estimated death [...]

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Video: China rescue teams reach scene of destruction (MSNBC.com: Nightly News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:23:33 GMT

May 15: Three days after China's devastating earthquake, rescuers finally reached Hanwang, an area 30 miles north of the epicenter, and began searching for survivors as numb relatives watched. NBC's Ian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

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U.S. declines to cite China as a currency manipulator (USA Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:36:05 GMT

The Bush administration has declined to cite China for manipulating its currency to gain unfair trade advantages against the ...

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Arrow Electronics Helps Support Earthquake Relief Efforts in China (Business Wire)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:30:00 GMT

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced today it is donating $100,000 for distribution to the Red Cross, AmeriCares and Mercy Corps for disaster relief

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After China's quake, firemen rise to rescue task (Christian Science Monitor)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:02:33 GMT

After 20 hours of persistence, Chengdu firemen pulled a man from the rubble of a collapsed hospital.

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Heinz Donates $350,000 to Assist Earthquake Relief in China's Sichuan Province (Business Wire)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:02:00 GMT

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The H. J. Heinz Company said today it is providing monetary and in-kind assistance for the relief and recovery efforts in China’s

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Exposing Humanity Through Photos - Images of China’s Earthquake (GALLERY) (TREND HUNTER Magazine)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:22:00 GMT

(TrendHunter.com) My father, a German living in Beijing, sent me a beautiful article from Bild.de, the online version of a popular German newspaper. It was a moving piece that was supplemented with touching photos like those in the gallery. It got me thinking how a natural disaster can leave over 42,000 individuals k…

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China: Quake death toll could reach 50,000 (kansascity.com)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:48:00 GMT

Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central China as priorities began shifting Thursday from the hunt for survivors to dealing with the dead. Officials said the final toll could more than double to 50,000.

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US declines to cite China as a currency manipulator (kansascity.com)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:10:00 GMT

The Bush administration has declined to cite China for manipulating its currency to gain unfair trade advantages against the United States.

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